2025 Symposium Series Confluence: Where Ideas and Practice Meet

This fall, Confluence: Where Ideas and Practice Meet returns with a timely focus on the intersections of mobility, ecology, and equity.

As cities face growing challenges, from climate adaptation to infrastructure and public health, this year’s program reimagines greenways, trails, and easements as multi-functional community assets that connect people, protect ecosystems, and strengthen neighborhoods.

Program Highlights:

Presenting Speaker: Cassie Hoeprich, Director of Planning & Economic Development, Downtown Houston+

Moderated Panel Discussion: Moderated by Christopher Browne, LEED AP, Vice President, EHRA Engineering

Panelists:

Lisa Graiff, Senior Projects Manager, Houston Parks Board

Ethan Beeson, District Landscape Architect & ISA Certified Arborist, Texas Department of Transportation, Houston District

Kelli Ondracek, Natural Resources Manager, Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Start the morning with our VIP Coffee & Bites Mixer (9 AM–10 AM). An exclusive networking hour for sponsors, speakers, and VIP guests.

Tickets and sponsorships available now here.